Table 1. Key to the genus Escovopsis and its relatives.

1. Colonies predominantly white	Escovopsioides nivea
1. Colonies turning golden yellow to dark brown	2
2. Conidiophores vesiculate, cylindrical to clavate	3
2. Conidiophores vesiculate, predominantly aspergilloid	5
3. Conidia <5 µm in length	4
3. Conidia >8 µm in length	Escovopsis moelleri
4. Conidia 3–4 µm in length	E. weberi
4. Conidia <3 µm in length	E. microspora
5. Colonies slow growing (<1 mm/day)	E. lentecrescens
5. Colonies fast growing (>5 mm/day)	E. aspergilloides